getting ready to order me a new lens for my d3000 and have it narrowed down to 2 different lenses

1. tamron 179d af 28-105mm f/4-5.6

2. sigma 18-200mm f/ 3.5-6.5

main question is what one would be better, mostly going to use the lens for wildlife, landscapes, and racing..any input would be great, since i dont want to waste my money on something that will bite the dust or just be total crap in the end

I disagree, for what he wants to shoot the Sigma I know for sure would be awesome, the racing would be dependent on the lighting but other than that he'd have no problems shooting wildlife and landscapes.

I disagree, for what he wants to shoot the Sigma I know for sure would be awesome, the racing would be dependent on the lighting but other than that he'd have no problems shooting wildlife and landscapes.

I disagree, for what he wants to shoot the Sigma I know for sure would be awesome, the racing would be dependent on the lighting but other than that he'd have no problems shooting wildlife and landscapes.

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Nowhere near long enough for wildlife

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:thumbup: The largest lens I have is 300 and it doesn't get me anywhere near where I'd like to be... a 600 would be sweet if I was rich!

But I agree with gary on this one. Sure any lens would be able to capture those images fine, if you want crisp detailed pics, you gotta get a couple of lenses. I have learned that there is not one lens out there that can do everything. If that was the case all the lens companies would be out of business.

I disagree, for what he wants to shoot the Sigma I know for sure would be awesome, the racing would be dependent on the lighting but other than that he'd have no problems shooting wildlife and landscapes.

As the above posters stated above, If you go cheap on lenses that require a long focal length you will regret it later, I promise. Like 3 years ago I had the Nikkor 70-300mm, when I bought it I thought is was great. As I got better I realized that is was a piece of garbage and a waste of $500. It could never produce a sharp image ever. Lenses are something you want to spend most of your money on, since every detail of the image travels through there.